SACE Stage 2 Spanish (beginners) case studies
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Spanish (beginners) - Stage 2 is a South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) subject for students who have little or no previous knowledge or experience of Spanish before starting Stage 1. It is designed as a two-year program for students who wish to begin studying Spanish at senior secondary level. The subject code is 2SPB20, and it is worth 20 credits. Students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and use information and communication technologies to create and engage with a range of spoken, written, visual and multimodal texts in Spanish. The SACE Stage 2 Spanish (beginners) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,141 words.
1Balancing the school-assessed folio against the external oral
Lucía is a Stage 2 Spanish (beginners) student. Her school assessment consists of an oral presentation (20%), an interaction (20%), and a folio of three written responses (60%).
443 words, about 2 min2Choosing the right register for the external oral interaction
In the external oral, Tomás is given a role-play card. He must telephone a Spanish-speaking host family to confirm arrival details.
454 words, about 2 min3Deciding whether a folio response meets the task requirements
A teacher is moderating a folio piece by Ana. The task asked students to write a 150-word email to a Spanish-speaking friend describing a recent school trip, using the preterite and imperfect, and including at least two opinions.
438 words, about 2 min4Interpreting a listening task with unfamiliar vocabulary
In the external written exam, students hear a short announcement twice. The announcement is about a change to a school excursion: the bus will leave at 8:15 instead of 8:00, students must bring a packed lunch because the café is closed, and the return time is now 17:30.
385 words, about 2 min5Weighting oral and written evidence in the external assessment
The external assessment for this subject comprises an oral examination and a written examination. A student, Priya, performs strongly in the oral (estimated 80%) but weakly in the written (estimated 50%).
421 words, about 2 min